Acupuncture, Alternatives To Narcotics (with a focus on injured members of the military)

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2. Thanks for last two links there. JAMA piece is interesting. And I've heard a lot about the second

from doctors. Not acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, but MDs trying to help them.

I have family who have long been suffering implacable pain and all that follows from that coming from service related injuries. They had deteriorated greatly for years and saw their lives slipping away. The just finally accepted their deaths.

Now their doctors are trying to find alternatives. They are getting better. The issue is always, not who is right or wrong or any vested interest, but that the patient recover.

It's not hocus pocus. The only issue of importance is the patient. It's lost in some discussions. I don't see the compassion or feeling for the person.